Matt Crooke’s Wagon Life

This car was posted on the HellaFlush Facebook a while back and a lot of people just put it down. Some called it stock and some called it too simple. I guess most of those people don’t understand what the Volkswagen scene is about. Its about being clean and low. Matt has been building VWs since the 90’s, but we can consider Matt Crooke’s initiation into the VW scene back in 2001 when he joined the forum, vwvortex. That’s more then a decade of non-stop Euro scene action. Matt has influenced the Euro scene in many ways and still influences it today. His biggest contribution was partnering up and starting fifteen52.

Here’s Matt’s wagon after Slammed Society Long Beach.

A lot of people always ask, “Why a wagon?” So that’s exactly what I asked Matt at the show, and he replied, “I needed a car that was versatile, but still fun to drive everyday. The wagon has been great for the shop and has been very reliable for as long as I’ve had it.”

As for the people that said the body looks stock here is a little info on whats been done to the exterior.

Since this is Matt’s shop car, bags were an obvious choice. Using the wagon to carry items, its easy to adjust the ride height using the Air Lift autopilot system. This ensures that Matt can traverse the streets and freeways of Los Angeles looking like a boss, no matter what the cargo.

I know a lot of people are against bags. Most people think that Matt’s car only looks good parked. Well, you could not be farther from the truth. Here’s a shot of Matt driving away. No, this is not just parking lot pimping; this is a way of life.

Since he already finished packing his whole booth into his car when we started taking photos, I could not get a interior shot, but here is a list.

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